{"id":17528,"date":"2019-07-17T13:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T17:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=17528"},"modified":"2019-07-17T15:07:33","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T19:07:33","slug":"brd-bucharest-open-day-4-predictions-including-anastasija-sevastova-vs-patricia-maria-tig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/07\/17\/brd-bucharest-open-day-4-predictions-including-anastasija-sevastova-vs-patricia-maria-tig\/","title":{"rendered":"BRD Bucharest Open Day 4 Predictions Including Anastasija Sevastova vs Patricia Maria Tig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, the last Round of 16 play will determine who\u2019s moving on to the quarterfinals at the BRD Bucharest Open. Will Sevastova face another upset threat? Will Cristian keep up the momentum which allowed her to bounce Romanian favorite Sorana Cirstea?<\/p>\n<p>Here we\u2019ll look at the last four Round of 16 matches, and predictions for who\u2019ll move on.<\/p>\n<h2>BRD Bucharest Open Day 4 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Martina DiGiuseppe vs Veronika Kudermetova<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head: <\/strong>De Giuseppe 0-1 Kudermetova<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1159851129\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1159851129?et=B0VcniLCScRmKC47HXwXLA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=zUs8gumEtOFeHAa5v9T7ZTZ_hWxrhiBEJlDKfzsJle8=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This appears to be a very lopsided match-up, at least on paper. The World #56 ranked Veronika Kudermetova seems leagues ahead of the World #211 ranked De Giuseppe. The #3 seed has been playing well, even though there\u2019s been some mixed results on clay. Yet, three clay tournaments with a quarterfinal or better showing is a confidence booster for the Russian.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifier Martina Di Giuseppe had a tough opener against American Vavara Lepchenko. The decider went to a tiebreak where Di Giuseppe eventually claimed a 7-3 score to take the set and her spot in the second round. The Italian has a tough go against an experienced an in form Kudermetova. You can expect some great points, but you can expect Kudermetova to move on to the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction:\u00a0Kudermetova in two<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Aliona Bolsova vs Barbora Krejcikova<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head:<\/strong> No history<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1153070274\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1153070274?et=TsW_baCoQd9Jy0cnleZSqA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=aMOTovzI0BWWj33BKXb8zyToYSxL_4af-lBqRhy2yfg=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Aliona Bolsova will take on Barbora Krejcikova in the Round of 16. The #7 seed is already into the semifinals in the doubles draw. The Spaniard has spent a lot of time on the Romanian courts, and is in good form. Another player struggling with winning points off the second serve, Bolsova will need to put in more first serves to minimize the Krejcikova break opportunities. The Czech is making the most of her break chances, and will look to punish any questionable Bolsova serve. Regardless, Bolsova will look to end points on her terms and should find herself into the quarterfinals after fending off the Krejcikova threat.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction:\u00a0Bolsova in two<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Jaqueline Cristian vs Elena Rybakina<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head:<\/strong> No history<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1154924424\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1154924424?et=8Qbbu3KESeRBId8xIn1jhg&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=wJfCDjIddkSztzeLrcmF6_9GYAU15XwsFoIUxVAaKrY=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elena Rybakina has certainly bettered last year\u2019s Bucharest Open result. The Kazakhstani will battle for a spot in the quarterfinals &#8211; an immense improvement after last year\u2019s loss in the qualifying rounds. Rybakina is 9-3 on clay and has looked to be in fine form in Romania.<\/p>\n<p>Jaqueline Cristian claimed her second round spot after bouncing Sorana Cirstea. In that match, the Romanian\u2019s backhand wing send winners up the line, far out of Cirstea\u2019s reach. An exceptional performance by the 21-year-old. It will be hard to knock out Cristian who\u2019s not only playing well but is buoyed by the Romanian crowd.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Cristian in two<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Anastasija Sevastova vs Patricia Maria Tig<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head to head: <\/strong>Sevastova 1-0 Tig<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1159415096\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1159415096?et=K0nzBFwKRH9zRtqLgEMGlg&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=sNrp8K9HyvS7JZaEeZZ8Bc30q1QVpEwwTedKmwKjzfk=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2017\/05\/11\/anastasija-sevastova-top-20-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Sevastova<\/a> survived an opening round scare, a near repeat of her 2017 clash with Ana Bogdan. Two years ago, Bogdan stunned the top seed in a quarterfinal skirmish, giving the Romanian a semifinal spot. Not this time! The Latvian dodged an upset. It a see-saw battle lasting more than three hours, Sevastova converted on her third match point to secure her second round contest. The top seed will face another Romanian, qualifier Patricia Maria Tig in the second round. Certainly, Tig won\u2019t prove the challenge Bogdan did. Sevastova should be able to clear this hurdle and seal a quarterfinal spot.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Sevastova in two<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1159415126\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1159415126?et=VpFElYkLQQ5yRkbUYf1JUQ&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=06CXV_BvphYz4uKnt_GcdDA1UU_VwFbRktQsx17VB50=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>Disagree with our BRD Bucharest Open Day 4 Predictions? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, the last Round of 16 play will determine who\u2019s moving on to the quarterfinals at the BRD Bucharest Open. Will Sevastova face another upset threat? Will Cristian keep up the momentum which allowed her to bounce Romanian favorite Sorana Cirstea? Here we\u2019ll look at the last four Round of 16 matches, and predictions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1838,"featured_media":17531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,69],"tags":[6311,7305,119,7301,3976,7210,7290,7211,5595,7304,7303,7307,7306,7302,5398,7268,7269],"class_list":["post-17528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wta","category-predictions","tag-aliona-bolsova","tag-aliona-bolsova-vs-barbora-krejcikova-prediction","tag-anastasija-sevastova","tag-anastasija-sevastova-vs-patricia-maria-tig-prediction","tag-barbora-krejcikova","tag-bucharest-open-2019","tag-bucharest-open-2019-predictions","tag-bucharest-open-predictions","tag-elena-rybakina","tag-jaqueline-cristian","tag-jaqueline-cristian-vs-elena-rybakina-prediction","tag-martina-di-giuseppe","tag-martina-digiuseppe-vs-veronika-kudermetova-prediction","tag-patricia-maria-tig","tag-veronika-kudermetova","tag-wta-bucharest","tag-wta-bucharest-predictions"],"modified_by":"Yesh Ginsburg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1838"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}